DELACON Joins the Alternatives to Antibiotics (ATA) Symposium
DELACON will contribute a poster presentation of its 2 leading products for poultry and pig, Biostrong 510 and Fresta F.
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Canada: Government invests in health-boosting research for livestock industry
A new investment from the Harper Government will support research into an innovative substitute for antibiotics in livestock feed.
Longitudinal study of the persistence of antimicrobial-resistant campylobacter strains in distinct Swine production systems on farms, at slaughter, and in the environment
The objectives of this study were to compare and characterize the prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant Campylobacter in conventional and antimicrobial-free production systems on farms, at slaughter, and in the environment.
Antimicrobials in pigs, the present and future perspectives
The European Commission is reviewing and consulting how antimicrobials are used in veterinary medicine following the release of their 12 point programme in 2011. Present and future situation of antimicrobial use in the European Community is analysed.
Use of plant extract of H. cordata and T. officinale in finishing pigs
The dietary inclusion of Houttuynia cordata and Taraxacum officinale leads to an improvement of the growth performance, inmune defense and meat quality in finishing pigs.
Antibiotics in feed improve feed intake and decrease humoral immune response in healthy pigs
The effects of some antibiotics on the intestinal microbiota does not explain a growth-promoting effect.
Denmark has reduced the use of cephalosporins in pig production by 99%
After a voluntary agreement to abandon the use of cephalosporins in pig production, its use has declined by 99 percent since 2009.
USA: consumers prefer meat raised without antibiotics
24 percent of consumers said meat raised without antibiotics was not available at the supermarket where they usually shop. Of this group, 82 percent said they would buy it if it were available.
European Union: draft conclusions on the impact of antimicrobial resistance in the veterinary sector
Member countries must to ascertain whether practices in human and animals healthcare may lead to over-prescription, overuse or misuse of antimicrobials.
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NewsNetherlands: decrease in total sales of antibiotics for therapeutic use in pigs
In the period 2009-2011 the total sales of antibiotics, licensed for therapeutic use in animals in the Netherlands, decreased by nearly 32%.
Replacement of antibiotics with by-products of oriental medicinal plants
Oriental medicinal plants as positive alternative to antibiotics in fattening pigs.
USA: Judge orders FDA to revisit decision not to ban some antibiotics in animal feed
The federal district court in Manhattan ruled that the FDA must reconsider two citizen petitions that asked the agency to withdraw approval of some antibiotics used in food-producing animals.
Longitudinal study on MRSA nasal colonization in a farrow to finish pig herd
The aim of this study was to contribute to better understanding of age-related changes in MRSA nasal colonization in pigs.
Germany- use of antibiotics in agriculture: conspicuous holdings to face stronger surveillance
To reduce the use of antibiotics in livestock farming, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture plans to further extend the powers of the competent Länder surveillance authorities.
In-feed antibiotic effects on the swine intestinal microbiome
Medicated pigs show an increase in Proteobacteria (1–11%) compared with nonmedicated at the same time point. This shift was driven by an increase in Escherichia coli populations.
Use estimates of in-feed antimicrobials in swine production in the United States
As an annual industry estimate for all phases, chlortetracycline had the highest estimated use. The second and third highest estimates were tylosin and oxytetracycline.